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International Cyber Scam Network operating from Cox’s Bazar resorts
A suspected international cyber fraud network led by Chinese and Taiwanese nationals operated from rented resorts in Cox’s Bazar and a seven-storey building in Chattogram, police and intelligence sources said. The group allegedly targeted wealthy individuals and financially well-off women in at leas
10 Years After Holey Artisan Attack: No Major Militant Activity but Extremist Threat Persists
Ten years after the 2016 Holey Artisan Bakery attack in Dhaka’s Gulshan, Bangladesh’s law enforcement agencies say militant networks have been significantly weakened but not fully eradicated. Although no major attacks have occurred in recent years, police and other agencies have stepped up surveilla
Dhaka’s Holey Artisan is now busy ‘Oro Bakery’
Nearly 10 years after the July 1, 2016 militant attack on Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka’s Gulshan-2, the restaurant is now operating under the name Oro Bakery at a new location and has become one of the capital’s busiest dining spots. A visit to Oro Bakery at Rangs Orchid Tower beside Gulshan-2 Cir
Social Stigma Keeps Drug-Addicted Youth Out of Treatment as Bangladesh Faces Rising Addiction Crisis
Families in Bangladesh are often unwilling to acknowledge a child’s drug addiction and delay seeking treatment out of fear of social shame, allowing the dependency to deepen and destabilise entire households, according to officials, doctors and rehabilitation workers. People working on treatment an